New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-27
ILLEGAL FEES IN DISTRICT COURTS.
WHAT CONTROLLER LoEw's INVESTIGATION SHOWS

WHAT CONTROLLER LoEws INVESTIGATION SHOWS
PETTY ROBBERY AND EXToRTION
Controller Loew began again yesterday his inyestiga
ton OF the civil district courts specially in regard to the
action of the marshals and the fees charged by them
Many complaints have been made. David Uhlman, who
city marshal is assigned TO the Fifth District Court
business all the other courts testified that he
had paid fees tor the signing of pecepts, or given
any present emoument any court Official Ie had
never heard OF any where fee or any other con
sheraton given There were fifteen or twenty out
sers around each court who did the same business that
arshals supposed 10 do but he had never heard OF
any of them giving money.
Michael Goode marshal Of the Seventh District Court,
for the last years testified that in that court he
compelled TO pay previous TO the beginning OF this
Investigation fee OF 80 cents for every prccept he pro-
cured lie paid the money TO Bauer, who gcuer
ally known the dispossess clerk Bauer had desk
in the clerks Office hut the witness could
not say that he received these fees with the
knowledge of the clerk. Either the clerk or BIS deputy
always IN the Office In The Third District Court the
amount. since j. Henry Mccarthy became civil Ju-tce
this Zee paid To boy about fifteen Old In The
Fourth District Court fee charged Justice -cck
Ter would not allow IT, When the Witness first went 10
the Tleycuth District Court 10 have "a napcr sncI bc
offered 80 cents the fee; named smith de-
Manded p. The witness hid paid that amount ever
since lie had about twenty or thirty cases In tuat
court and In every Instance 81 was charged In The
Frs, District Court fee charged. nor In The
Fourth Ninth or Tenth In all the others the CHARGE
ST. except in the Eighth. whore 1t was 30 cents
Since the investigation began the leyying OF charges was
stopped.
John T. Lowrey marshal Of the Seventh District Court
testified that lie had pad 80 cents for each pGcccpt Io
seldom paid at the time he received them. On the as
Saturday of each month Dsposess Clerk Bauer quietly
handed him bis little BILL and he paid IT, When the
Investigation began lie refused 10 pay Bauer any fee.
and Bauer became every dignihed." Since then
the witness has been compelled 10 obtain the
signature Of the justice before he could get his
precepts signed This is also done In the Eleventh Dis
trct lie had several papers signed and day man
named Smith met him and told him that the witness
owed him 80 He ,efu.ed to pay and from that time
not get paper signed unless he paid At the time he pro-
cured the papers, His papers were often delayed.
When lie demonstrated he told that II ORDERS
but he the only marshal treated in that way.
The Investigation was adjourned 10 Friday next at 2
r. The Controller said at the conclusion OF the hear
Ing that the testimony did not surprise him. He
tain that this system had been going for and
thousands OF dollars have annually been Illegally col
lcced from persons who cond III afford 10 pay. He Will
submit the whole matter TO the Corporation Counsel at
the conclusion OF the investigation